The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956)

The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956)

[6] Hollywood's quintessential skank, Jane Russell (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), stars as a San Francisco prostitute fleeing to Honolulu during the dawn of World War II to make a new life of fortune. On the ship to the islands, she falls in love…
Dial M for Murder (1954)

Dial M for Murder (1954)

[6] Ray Milland (The Lost Weekend) hires a man to murder Grace Kelly in Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder. The film, based on a stage play by Frederick Knott, opens with Milland hiring an old college acquaintance (Anthony Dawson) to murder…
Shane (1953)

Shane (1953)

[8] George Stevens (A Place in the Sun, Gunga Din) directs this Western morality tale based on the novel by Jack Schaefer. Alan Ladd plays the title character, a drifting cowboy who wanders into a sprawling Wyoming valley in the late 1800s…
Sabrina (1954)

Sabrina (1954)

[4] In this romantic comedy from director Billy Wilder (Some Like it Hot, Sunset Boulevard), Audrey Hepburn stars as a chauffeur's daughter who pines for William Holden, the playboy son of the family who employs her father. Holden finally strikes a fancy…
Singin’ in the Rain (1952)

Singin’ in the Rain (1952)

[8] Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds star in one of the most loved musicals ever made. Singin' in the Rain sprinkles a dozen colorful musical numbers throughout its storyline about Hollywood's thorny transition from silent films to sound. Kelly plays Don Lockwood,…
Bell, Book and Candle (1958)

Bell, Book and Candle (1958)

[6] In this supernatural romantic comedy -- a rarity in its time -- James Stewart plays a New York publisher who becomes the object of affection for a young woman who runs a curio shop. Kim Novak plays the shop owner, who…
The Stranglers of Bombay (1959)

The Stranglers of Bombay (1959)

[6] A captain in the East India Company launches an investigation into a growing number of disappearances and murders in British colonized India during the 1830s. Guy Rolfe plays the captain who discovers evidence pointing to the deadly Thuggee cult, stranglers who…
Yesterday’s Enemy (1959)

Yesterday’s Enemy (1959)

[7] Stanley Baker leads up an ensemble cast in this more-than-respectable anti-war flick from Britain's Hammer Films. Baker stars as a U.S. army captain leading his exhausted troops through the Burmese jungle during World War II. They take over a small village…
The Mummy (1959)

The Mummy (1959)

[7] What can I say? I really like mummies. And unlike Universal's boring 1932 film, this Hammer Films production actually features its creepy title character in many scenes, instead of hiding it. Peter Cushing stars as a member of an archaeological dig…
The Snorkel (1958)

The Snorkel (1958)

[6] Britain's Hammer Films is more famous for their gothic horror fare, but they also released a number of pretty solid little thrillers. In this one, a teenaged girl (Mandy Miller) tries to prove to her guardian and the police that her…